Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

2,641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.14/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 572 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.97/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 477 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.69/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 526 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,641	3,361	2,938
Feeder cattle	1,888	2,460	2,037
Slaughter cattle	500	714	548
Replacement cattle	253	187	353

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–346	338	10	160.00–176.00	$165.85	$561	-13.15
355–390	378	10	157.00–172.00	$164.89	$623	-1.02
400–445	425	21	154.00–174.00	$165.35	$703	+2.31
450–498	473	40	151.00–171.00	$157.84	$747	-4.53
500–545	525	26	149.00–165.00	$155.31	$815	+2.50
550–593	574	53	140.00–155.00	$145.60	$836	+1.34
625 fancy	625	1	145.00	$145.00	$906	—
605–641	629	35	134.00–148.00	$141.60	$891	+3.74
650–698	674	19	122.00–139.00	$135.53	$913	-0.45
720 fancy	720	1	137.00	$137.00	$986	—
710–749	737	16	124.00–134.00	$129.31	$953	-3.38
770–795	782	5	120.00–126.00	$123.89	$969	-2.44
805–845	823	4	120.00–125.00	$122.24	$1,006	+3.24
880	880	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,030	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	3	160.00–170.00	$163.29	$446	—
365–395	382	13	152.50–165.00	$158.77	$607	-0.87
405–445	423	6	154.00–164.00	$160.21	$678	+5.86
455–470	460	10	154.00–160.00	$156.69	$721	+8.02
505–545	515	26	130.00–154.00	$146.20	$753	+1.95
560–595	579	22	134.00–147.00	$142.04	$822	-2.15
615–635	632	24	138.00–140.00	$139.84	$884	+14.38
715–740	728	2	112.50–120.00	$116.31	$847	-6.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	388	8	143.00–151.00	$148.69	$577	-1.31
467–485	477	12	137.00–150.00	$145.32	$693	+2.63
510–530	524	7	137.00–140.00	$139.17	$729	—
585–594	592	12	135.00–136.00	$135.75	$804	+10.75
640	640	4	130.00	$130.00	$832	—
655–690	678	3	117.00–120.00	$119.03	$807	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	162.50	$162.50	$325	-7.50
300–345	330	6	133.00–150.00	$142.58	$471	-2.58
355–395	372	23	143.00–151.00	$146.31	$544	+3.53
420–446	437	49	135.00–149.00	$140.18	$613	+1.00
450–499	477	63	132.00–143.00	$136.97	$653	-0.67
500–545	526	55	129.00–140.00	$134.69	$708	-0.55
550–590	572	66	125.00–136.00	$131.14	$750	-0.50
600–647	622	28	120.00–130.00	$123.18	$766	-5.38
650–680	662	14	117.00–122.00	$120.86	$800	+0.74
710–740	716	5	110.00–116.00	$114.76	$822	-5.72
750–775	763	3	102.00–107.00	$103.98	$793	-18.02
815	815	1	99.00	$99.00	$807	—
890	890	1	85.00	$85.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	16	132.50–154.00	$143.89	$463	+5.13
350–395	381	25	128.00–152.00	$137.72	$525	-4.71
405–445	430	25	130.00–140.00	$136.71	$588	+0.07
450–495	466	26	120.00–130.00	$128.07	$597	-3.51
500–545	518	36	115.00–133.00	$125.97	$653	-3.64
550–590	569	17	112.50–124.00	$121.34	$690	-7.62
605–640	623	12	110.00–120.00	$117.00	$729	-4.22
655–683	669	6	105.00–112.00	$108.31	$725	-8.98
755	755	4	110.00	$110.00	$830	+6.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	317	9	130.00–135.00	$131.37	$416	-10.39
380	380	1	140.00	$140.00	$532	+7.04
405–440	421	14	121.00–132.00	$128.57	$541	-2.63
460–480	470	2	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$580	-0.45
500–530	517	8	113.00–122.00	$118.80	$614	+2.96
555–595	573	4	115.00–117.00	$115.48	$662	+1.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	260	4	162.50–170.00	$165.25	$430	-17.27
310–345	316	15	158.00–164.00	$161.48	$510	-0.46
350–385	369	15	150.00–160.00	$154.55	$570	-3.84
410–440	427	21	142.00–156.00	$145.64	$622	-8.13
480–495	489	20	137.50–154.00	$143.42	$701	-2.95
505–545	521	18	134.00–145.00	$137.96	$719	+1.84
550–595	572	31	127.00–140.00	$132.79	$760	+3.52
585 fancy	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	—
600–620	611	11	122.00–138.00	$128.28	$784	+1.38
630 fancy	630	1	135.00	$135.00	$850	+2.00
660–695	683	13	118.00–125.00	$121.11	$827	+5.83
710–735	720	14	111.00–128.00	$120.68	$869	-1.10
750–795	784	9	102.50–124.00	$114.13	$895	-3.87
810	810	1	104.00	$104.00	$842	+4.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	327	9	145.00–177.00	$154.14	$504	-6.91
350–375	364	8	144.00–155.00	$149.01	$542	-2.90
405–445	423	21	130.00–150.00	$141.86	$600	-6.55
460–490	476	24	127.50–140.00	$136.42	$649	-4.09
500–545	523	18	125.00–145.00	$131.66	$689	-2.35
550–575	561	10	122.00–130.00	$125.10	$702	-3.35
600–645	615	16	112.50–127.00	$118.31	$728	-5.55
650–675	668	10	112.00–124.00	$118.43	$791	-0.85
725	725	2	120.00	$120.00	$870	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	150.00	$150.00	$398	—
355–385	378	4	137.00–140.00	$139.29	$527	-17.38
400–440	429	13	117.50–140.00	$132.90	$570	-4.25
450–495	472	12	130.00–132.00	$130.67	$617	+0.35
500–525	515	4	124.00–127.00	$126.24	$650	+3.63
550–595	575	13	117.00–122.00	$120.03	$690	-2.36
615–630	622	3	112.00–115.00	$112.99	$703	-5.56
795	795	1	94.00	$94.00	$747	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1390	1037	80-85%	59	57.00–69.00	$64.63	$670	—
870–1525	1118	80-85%	95	64.00–75.00	$70.89	$793	+5.46
910–1440	1150	80-85%	76	71.00–82.00	$76.62	$881	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1105	873	85-90%	22	40.00–59.00	$52.23	$456	—
710–1150	928	85-90%	47	52.00–66.00	$59.51	$552	+5.49
845–1195	976	85-90%	15	55.00–67.00	$59.53	$581	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1430	1276	75-80%	9	72.50–80.00	$76.20	$972	-3.65
980–1825	1338	75-80%	13	62.00–68.00	$64.53	$863	—
900–1940	1455	75-80%	51	64.00–74.00	$70.43	$1,025	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–2055	1475	11	77.50–90.00	$85.36	$1,259	—
1390–2000	1646	12	87.50–97.00	$92.52	$1,523	—
1125–2120	1842	13	93.00–104.00	$99.18	$1,827	-1.15

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1070	959	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	560.00–740.00	$669.18

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1450	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	740.00–1,030.00	$923.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	565.00–850.00	$715.88
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,100.00	$883.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	725.00–1,150.00	$884.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–873	838	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	640.00–710.00	$669.46
990–1160	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	920.00–1,060.00	$995.53
1215–1340	1257	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	835.00–870.00	$857.56

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00
810–960	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	405.00–600.00	$529.60
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	515.00	$515.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–940	838	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–850.00	$784.38
1075 fancy	1075	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1145–1365	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,330.00–1,470.00	$1,385.38	—
1505	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–950.00	$937.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	910.00–1,250.00	$1,024.29	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	600.00–850.00	$760.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1150	1106	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,160.00–1,260.00	$1,214.92	+40.83

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.